Doug was really the quintessential 90’s Nick Toon.
And if you grew up in that decade, you more than likely remember it fondly.
Just thinking about Doug, Porkchop and all of their friends in Bluffington probably hits
you with a wave of warm nostalgia.
And we get it.
We’re right there with you.
So we apologize in advance for these dark theories that might ruin how you look back
at it all.
What follows is a no holds barred look into Doug’s life through the lens of hardcore,
and possibly mentally ill, Internet theorists.
I'm Kyle with WickedBinge.
And these are the Dark Theories about Doug that will ruin your childhood.
Bud Dink Is A Predator
Did you ever consider the possibility that there's something... off about Bud Dink?
Well, let's start from the beginning when Doug moves to Bluffington.
His new neighbor Mr Dink seems to have some interest in him.
But it's just friendly neighbors being friendly, right?
He invites Doug into his house to... show him a movie!?
Okay, fair enough...
Next day, Doug goes to the lake to wash a muddy Porkchop.
Out of nowhere, Mr Dink shows up.
In the bushes.
With a camera…
What the heck, dude?
His lovely neighbor justifies hiding in the bushes by claiming that he tried to get a
pic of a Neematoad.
But everybody knows those aren’t real.
We all know what he was actually trying to film…
His new young neighbor.
And Mr Dink always invites Doug into his home.
For example, he always wants to show him a new, very expensive product.
Oh, that’s really clever, Bud.
And think about it.
We really don't see most of what’s going on inside the house.
We never really know what Mr Dink is doing with Doug.
It's definitely not far-fetched to be concerned about why a grown man is constantly inviting
a kid to his home.
// And even lending out expensive equipment that could easily break.
Seems like he’s trying to buy the kid off.
Seriously, somebody needs to call the cops, like immediately.
Someone check this dude’s hard drives.
And this is just the beginning.
Mr Dink offers Doug to work on projects in his shed.
The shed has an awful lot of security measures for a place like Bluffington that doesn't
seem full of potential criminal activity.
This guy is without a doubt, 100%, doing something he’s not supposed to be doing in there.
And with all this other evidence, I think we can all guess what it is.
Let's just consider Mr Dink's background as well.
He has no kids.
He's the scoutmaster of Doug's Bluffscout troop--- Seriously?!
This dude is guilty.
Lock him up.
He’s not even trying to hide it at this point, guys...
And if that doesn't look like a red flag, then try to remember the episode where Doug,
Skeeter, and Mr Dink get lost on a canoeing trip.
Mr Dink enters the woods to find the camp.
After some time passes, Doug and Skeeter start to look for him.
And oh boy, they do find him.
He's COMPLETELY NAKED, well, except for his hat, clutching a tree branch in a suggestive
position, and saying: Sorry, boys, must have lost my pants!
BROOOO.
YOU.
LOST.
YOUR.
PANTS?
ARREST THIS MAN.
Later, he tries to explain, essentially coming up with a nonsensical story about getting
his clothes wet and fighting a bear.
That excuse won't work in the court, Mr Dink!
This dude is guilty.
Doug Takes LSD To Forget Trauma
Wow, this theory is super dark.
What a rabbit hole.
This story builds off the last one about Mr. Naked-Scout-Troop-Leader.
After everything he did to our poor boy, Doug needs a release from these horrific experiences
and haunting memories.
The confused youngster finds peace in a curious substance that his sister brought home.
While it's true that we never really see Doug receiving LSD from Judy, there are many clues
in the series suggesting this.
Judy really wants to keep Doug out of her room.
Probably, she discovered that Doug took a few pieces of the blotter paper.
Just remember the episode about Doug being home alone and sneaking into Judy's room.
I mean, come on, why would Doug sneak into a room that he has likely seen a million times
already.
Unless... he's trying to find some hallucinogenic drugs.
That's right, Doug regularly steals some LSD from his sister.
And let’s be real.
Judy’s 90’s-Grungy-Dark-Poetry self is clearly taking drugs.
And actually, we get to see the results.
According to this theory, we can see both Doug's daydreams and his acid trips.
His daydreams are fantastical and really have no effects on the world around him.
But his acid trips are more realistic, distorting the surrounding environment.
And Doug's interactions with his hallucinations are usually noticed by other people.
Not convinced yet?
When Doug goes camping with the Boy Scouts, Roger asks him to get some firewood.
When he's in the woods, the tree next to him starts moving.
Then the forest turns colorful and wavy.
He starts seeing green creatures.
Then he falls down with purple vines suddenly appearing above him.
And boom, everything goes back to normal.
Doug is on the ground and Roger dangles some rope just in front of his eyes.
Everyone laughs at Doug's bad acid trip.
That's just one of the examples.
Since Doug is so hooked on LSD, he has many trips across the different episodes.
Some are bad, some are good, but all of these acid trips help him forget what Mr Dink does
to him in secret.
That monster.
Doug Has Serious Mental Issues
Not all fans believe Doug is on drugs.
Others think he has serious mental issues.
To make it worse, nobody seems to care about this.
Just think about the harsh reality.
He repeatedly experiences vivid hallucinations that he PHYSICALLY acts out in front of his
friends and family.
And the latter just laugh it off.
How on Earth could they do this?
These hallucinations have almost even gotten him killed a few times.
He blanked out in the middle of a busy street!
Or how about the time when he hallucinated while driving a soapbox racer down a hill?
Instead of laughing, they should get Doug to a psychiatrist specializing in adolescent
psychoses ASAP.
Actually, the fans online seem to have already taken care of diagnosing Doug.
Since he is prone to...
a) delusions of grandeur b) delusions of guilt
and c) delusions of reference
we can safely assume his young brain isn't working as it should be.
Allegedly, most of the symptoms point to a manic bipolar disorder.
Sorry, Doug, the Internet has spoken.
Someone get him some help.
Skeeter Has An Abusive Father
Oh god, poor Skeeter!
His father is angry all the time.He didn't know about his own IQ before earning a perfect
score on the intelligence test.
He seems bent on never actually growing up.
That sounds like some major issues at home.
And there's more evidence stacking up for psychological abuse.
Skeeter's parents named their kid Mosquito, then constantly lied to him by claiming it's
a family name until he started to believe it.
There's something seriously wrong with that family…
Judy Went To School For Troubled Teens
And what about Judy, though…
She’s a bit different, right?
Some really high strung personality that goes hand in hand with overdramatic reactions.
She probably has some deep emotional issues.
This could actually be one of the reasons why her family kept moving.
In the episode where Doug tries to sabotage their float, the school is definitely very
far from any regular school.
It was even named The Moody School!
Now, if you prefer your theories even darker, take Judy's school as a possible glimpse into
Doug's high school years.
I mean, if he continues to act out all of those hallucinations in the middle of the
class, The Moody School would probably be the best-case scenario for this mentally tortured
guy.
Honestly, as long as they keep him away from Mr. Dink.
Bluffington Is Seriously Polluted
Bluffington's water supply is the worst in North America.
Most of the citizens have blue, green, orange, and purple skin colors.
Most likely, the Bluff Corporation dumps toxic waste products into the Lucky Duck Lake.
Also, this could easily explain the Lucky Duck Monster!
This monster is a horrifying by-product of all the industrial waste that has been dumped
into the lake.
Even the Nematoad could have come to life from the ridiculous amount of pollution created
by the corporation.
While one of the episodes showed a blue man moving in from Bloatsburg, the defendants
of the pollution theory brushed it off by saying that this guy could have been born
in Bluffington.
But we’re sticking to this theory.
The citizens of Bluffington have probably been drinking radioactive waste for years.
Truly, this show we thought was a light-hearted coming-of-age story was really a tragic tale
of radioactive waste, drugs, mental issues and Mr. Dink.
Seriously, can we arrest this guy now?
Anyway, what do you think?
Do any of these theories check out?
Do you have any dark theories about Doug of your own?
Let us know in the comment section below.
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But most importantly, someone please call the police.
This man needs to be stopped.